Graduate Student Orientation
Welcome to National Louis University! Graduate student orientation is the first step in successfully starting your graduate program!
National Louis University graduate orientation for masters and doctoral students is designed to make you feel excited and prepared as you begin your first graduate quarter at NLU! This comprehensive orientation will include information to ease your transition into graduate school, introduce you to campus services and involvement opportunities, and show you just how much NLU has to offer.
Your graduate start is as easy as 1, 2, 3!
- Step 1: Complete your online campus (D2L) orientation (NLU 101) created to help you become a successful NLU student. It should take you approximately 2-3 hours to complete; you can stop and return to the modules as your schedule permits. The information within orientation will be available throughout your first term enrolled at NLU so that you can reference back at any time.
- Step 2: Attend one of our scheduled webinars. The webinar dates are as follows:
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- Monday, April 1, 2024 at 6:00pm CST
- Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 12:00pm CST
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These two steps are designed to inform and prepare you to successfully transition into your studies at NLU and our data shows that students who completed both do better in their first term as well—they are designed to help you ease right into your first day of class (whether in-person or online). These are also excellent opportunities to meet other new students and explore essential resources NLU has to offer.
If you are having any issues accessing your online campus (D2L), please contact the NLU Help Deck at Helpdesk@nl.edu
For all other questions or concerns, please contact Orientation@nl.edu.
- Step 3: Be sure to sign-up for upcoming Graduate Student Success Summit, and take advantage of other services specific to graduate students by visiting: https://nl.edu/centro-de-excelencia-at-nlu/graduate-students/
Look out for an exciting schedule of events for your Week of Welcome to NLU on Eagle Life: nl.presence.io.
- Go to the NLU Portal (my.nl.edu), login, and click on the topmost icon to launch the Online Campus (our Learning Management System called D2L) where all your online courses will reside.
- Technical or Portal access issues should be directed to NLU's HelpDesk at helpdesk@nl.edu or (866) 813-1177. Video support is available during business hours at https://live-support.nl.edu
- From the top navigation bar, locate "my courses."
- From "My Courses," either search for "New Student Orientation" in the search bar or simply click the bod labeled "New Student Orientation."
